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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stephen Thomas is concluding his distinguished |
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tenure on the Cedar Park City Council in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving on the council from 2005 to 2009, |
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Mr. Thomas was appointed to fill a vacancy in April 2012 and won |
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election to the council the following month; he has served four |
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terms as mayor pro tem, and he has been council director on the |
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Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority; in addition, he has served |
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on the council's fiscal sustainability and legislative session |
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committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thomas previously contributed to his community |
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as chair of the planning and zoning commission and as a member of |
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the board of adjustment and the Cedar Park charter review |
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committee; moreover, he was a general assembly member of the |
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Capital Area Council of Governments, and he was appointed to the |
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Travis/Austin regional council by the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority board; he also served on a Williamson County grand jury; |
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for a number of years, he was a Republican precinct chair, and he is |
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a member of the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce and the American |
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Legion; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving his fellow citizens, |
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Mr. Thomas is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and a member of the |
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Texas State Guard; he was employed in state government for 25 years |
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and held top executive positions in a number of agencies; following |
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his retirement in 2009, he embarked on a new career, and he now |
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serves as senior advisor to top management of a national health care |
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consulting services corporation; he holds a bachelor's degree in |
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psychology and sociology and a master's degree in management and |
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administrative sciences from The University of Texas; for more than |
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15 years, he taught management courses at Austin Community College; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A committed champion of his community, Stephen |
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Thomas may reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished in its |
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behalf and take satisfaction in knowing that his contributions will |
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continue to benefit its residents for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Stephen Thomas for his service on the |
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Cedar Park City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Thomas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |